S Sabaté, V Mazo, J Canet - Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 2014 - journals.lww.com
PPCs are associated with a higher incidence of life-threatening events and higher costs. Reliable PPC risk-stratification tools are essential for guiding clinical decision-making in the …
H Gupta, B Ramanan, PK Gupta, X Fang, A Polich… - Chest, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Although COPD affects large sections of the population, its effects on postoperative outcomes have not been rigorously studied. The objectives of this study were …
M Krause, SK McWilliams, KJ Bullard… - Anesthesia & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary complications related to residual neuromuscular blockade lead to morbidity and mortality. Using an interrupted time series design, we tested whether …
ES Kim, YT Kim, CH Kang, IK Park, W Bae… - … journal of chronic …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This study aimed to investigate whether the prevalence of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is even higher in …
B Ramanan, PK Gupta, H Gupta, X Fang… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: While the epidemic of obesity continues to plague America, bariatric surgery is underused due to concerns for surgical risk among patients and referring …
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects> 15 million individuals in the United States and is a common comorbidity in patients undergoing surgery; therefore …
A Chow, A Neville, N Kolozsvari - Surgical Endoscopy, 2021 - Springer
Background The prevalence of smoking among patients undergoing bariatric surgery has been reported to be as high as 40%. The effect of smoking in the perioperative period has …
C Mazzone, S Pezzino, M Sofia, G Litrico… - Gastrointestinal …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Obesity is an escalating concern in our society. Bariatric surgery appears to be the only feasible alternative for severe obesity. This study aims to conduct an integrative …
A van Huisstede, LU Biter, R Luitwieler… - Obesity surgery, 2013 - Springer
Background Obesity is associated with respiratory symptoms and impaired pulmonary function, which could increase the risk of complications after bariatric surgery. The purpose …